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70Visiting Quebec City
A quick visit to Quebec City, QC gave us the opportunity to catch a few of the old city's gems. Our favorites included the Citadelle and Notre Dame Basilica/Cathedral. We also appreciated the artillery park which housed and manufactured--you guessed it--ammunition. Although mistreated by a few graffiti artists, this is a good stop for history buffs. We were relieved to rest beside canons on grassy topped ramparts overlooking the old part of the city.
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74Visiting the historic United Church, Philipsburg, Quebec: border church, dating from 1819
Flag of Quebec Former Methodist, United Church, Philipsburg The United Church (French: Église unie ) building at Philipsburg, Quebec / Québec, dates from 1819, when work on the structure commenced; it was completed in 1821. Formerly Methodist, the...
0 comments71Montreal and Quebec City 101
Destination: Montreal and Quebec City. Before leaving, we would like to have known a bit more about driving and parking in the city. Better maps would have helped too. Find out our solutions.
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80THE BEGINNING OF THE END FOR CANADA?
The latest protest debacle in Quebec appears to be fueling a need for change. While there are varying opinions on who is at fault and the root of the issue, this unresolved, brewing cauldron of discontented protesters may fuel the resurrection of...
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82Results of the Seven Years' War for Great Britain
The Seven Years’ War was in many ways a watershed in imperial history. The war sowed the seeds for both the end of the first empire and the beginning of the second empire. The original colonies in British North America perceived their rights eroding from British attempts at taxation, while the British government began taking greater control of the Indian subcontinent and began its long-term control of what had been New France.
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44Legal for a Foreign Student to work in Quebec ( and Canada)?
We rent furnished apartments to a lot of students coming to study in Montreal from all over the World. Often, they ask us if they can have a job ( even part-time) legally in this country. Jobs for students are not hard to find here but the question...
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73Visiting the Quebec Parliament Building, Quebec City, Quebec: neo-Renaissance structure built between 1877 and 1886
This fine, neo-Renaissance structure in Quebec City (French: Ville de Québec ), Quebec / Québec, dates from between 1877 and 1886. It was designed by architect Eugène-Étienne Taché (1836-1912)(1). The building is the seat of the National...
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66The Coolest Hotel in the World
The Hotel de Glace. Enjoy it January through March, and stay over, more comfortable than you'd expect.
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67Visiting Old Quebec, Quebec, and its funicular railroad: an engineering feat in use since 1879
Flag of Quebec A view of Quebec City, including the Château Frontenac and funicular, taken from the Lévis ferry. This remarkable feat of engineering in Quebec City (French: Ville de Québec ) dates from 1879. Some history and features In the...
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65Meet France Rochon alias France D’Amour, French Canadian singer-songwriter
Born France Rochon on March 30, 1967, France D’Amour is a French Canadian singer-songwriter. Nick Carbone discovered France D’Amour and shortly after became his manager. Carbone didn’t like France last name. He picked “D’Amour” for her,...
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